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Dynamic
DynamicVeeam Vanguard
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VBR Security Trusted hosts

Good morning community, just a quick question regarding the Linux hosts authentication. Regarding Security & Compliance Analyzer, it’s best practice to set this to manually. Is the only option, to get information about the current acknowledged systems so far, by exporting them, and check the exported file? Is there an option to get these informations from the config-database or from anything else? Couldn’t find anything int the user guide: Adding Computers to Trusted Hosts List - Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise Applications thanks in advance, best regards Markus

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MI101New Here
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Veeam Backup Transport -- Error 1723

whilst adding a Hyper-V standalone server, fails with this error: Veeam Backup Transport -- Error 1723.There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action VmaCheckIsAccountAdmin, entry: _VmaIsUserAdmin@4, library: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI4E95.tmp

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Chris.Childerhose
leaha
leahaNot a newbie anymore
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Veeam Data Platform 12.3 Upgrade Guide

Hi All Long time lurker, first time poster, I have collated a bunch of info from my home lab setup with Veeam Data Platform to create a full upgrade/patching guide for all the products to try and help people plan upgrades and keep on top of patching It includes the upgrade paths and guides forVeeam ONE, Veeam Enterprise Manager, Veeam Backup And Replication and Veeam Recovery Orchestrator Hope this helps some people Any feedback is always welcome <3 https://blog.leaha.co.uk/2025/04/10/veeam-data-platform-12-3-upgrade-guide/

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Madi.Cristil
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TK515Comes here often
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Backup Copies to S3

We started sending backup copies to S3 (backblaze) and I noticed that I had to configure the backblaze repositories to use Direct connection type or specify the vbr server as the proxy. Since this is a new configuration to Backblaze is there something else that needs to be done configuration wise on VBR or Backblaze to use a Gateway server or is it better to use Direct?

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makacmar
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chadduxburyNew Here
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Disabling Data Collection For Decommissioned Veeam Instances

When decommissioning a Veeam Backup & Replication server instance, the log collection in Backup Enterprise Manager continues to run for those Veeam servers. Due to this, the collection logs always show as failed because the server is no longer in existence. Since I need to retain the backup logs for audit purposes, I cannot remove these Veeam instances from the BEM console since that also removes all audit logs for that Veeam instance. I’d like to request a feature to disable log collection for Veeam instances that no longer are functioning but still need to be retained in the console for audit purposes. This way I know if the log collection is successful on existing servers that still need it.

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Lolek BolekComes here often
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Missing or corrupted metadata sections on several Backup to Disk jobs

I don’t know what to do anymore, perhaps somebody knows to help. There were a minor problem on the local target RAID6, which was solved by the RAID controllers patrol read. Before i noticed the issue the 3 chained B2D job were already running, failing and stopping. I remember hard stopping one because it was hanging in infinite loops. From that time i was trying since a few days now to get those 3 chained B2D jobs running again. But doesn’t matter what i do, if i try to run the job(s), run a health check, try to use the repair option which is given for the 1st of the chained group, if i try to disable the job and try all again…. it always ends very fast with the error:”Some metadata sections are missing or corrupted”. It’s the same on all 3 jobs in the chained B2D group. The source isn’t the problem, cause a backup to tape job running without any issue. From my understanding since i didn’t find any other repair option in Veeam, the only route left is to delete and loose all restore poi

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lincolnbizNew Here
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Fog ransomware encrypted Veeam VBK File - Help!

Hi ALL We got hit with FOG Ransomware and i am looking for tools that can help Decrypt the VBK file. Please post any suggestions.

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AndrePulia
AndrePuliaVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Diagrams for Architecture

Hi Community, During the projects I have been working on, or in the VMCA classes I teach, I use drawio.com to make diagrams. It is a simple and free tool to use. However, the Veeam icons are not always up to date on it. So, to improve the quality, quantity and standard of the Veeam icons, I share many other formats with you.So, you can use drawio as a diagram tool and the Veeam icons in SVG format. Once drawio is open, you just need to copy and paste the desired icons into the drawio window.For those who use Visio, I’ll attach the visio stencils as well.

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wolff.mateus
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
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PowerShell Tips - Part 2 - Moving VB365 Data Between Repositories

I am back with another PowerShell tip and again one more for the VB365 product. This one shows you how to move data between repositories using the Move-VBOEntityData cmdlet. There is also a script that you can download to automate your move as well. You can check it out here - https://just-virtualization.tech/2025/04/10/powershell-tips-for-veeam-vb365-v8-move-data-between-repositories/ Also once you complete the move and since with this command you cannot move data in a repostiory from a Proxy to a Proxy Pool, referencing my first blog will allow you to complete the move from Proxy to Pool once the data migrates. You can check it out here - https://just-virtualization.tech/2025/04/01/powershell-tips-for-veeam-vb365-v8-1/ PowerShell Tips for Veeam – VB365 v8.1 – Move Data Between Repositories Today, I will discuss another interesting PowerShell command and script that allows you to migrate data between repositories as outlined in the following KB article page – https://www.veeam.com/kb3

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Chris.Childerhose
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datnq.nguyenNew Here
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Veeam connect to server error The RPC server is unavailable

When I add and rescan the server in VEEAM backup and replication communication, error is appear : 4/7/2025 5:47:12 PM Warning Failed to connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.3 Details: Failed to call RPC function 'EpAgentCollectSystemInfo': [WMI] Empty result. I was enable all services and inbound firewall related RPC such as WMI ; RPC ; WRM on domain. (server in domain active directory) Log file : [07.04.2025 17:45:47.498] <17> Info (3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[07.04.2025 17:45:47.498] <17> Info (3) STARTEPAGENTDISCOVERYJOB[07.04.2025 17:45:47.498] <17> Info (3) b1977272-5e9e-47bd-bdae-e91d23f5506a[07.04.2025 17:45:47.498] <17> Info (3) 58612558-af3f-4225-a21c-72c77993cae5[07.04.2025 17:45:47.498] <17> Info (3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[07.04.2025 17:45:47.501] <17> Info (3) [CJobLogsManager] Cannot find quota. Job with id b1977272-5e9e-47bd-bdae-e91d23f5506a was not found.[07.04.

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matheusgiovanini
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SGOMEZNot a newbie anymore
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Best Practices for SQL Server Backup - Advise

So i have a SQL server that wanted to have a backup of. Today i setup veeam BandR console on another machine with a portable ssd as repository. Right now i have the job running a full windows backup thinking in case i need to restore the whole server i can restort to a VM or another physical server is SQL-1 goes down ..correct? Now my job has appl aware on for SQL and trunking trans log. Would that be correct? Or should i change to SQL veeam plugin and Windows Agent server edition instead of using console. Im looking at the fastest recovery process. Now im getting another server to mirror SQL-1 so would be SQL-1 < < > > veeam console < < > > SQL-2 so the backup its just a precaution. Is it my current job correct? Thanks.

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makacmar
AndrePulia
AndrePuliaVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
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HotAdd Transport Mode

Hi Community, I am studying a vSphere v8 course and in one of the course topics, I came across some information that raised a doubt in my mind. The information is as follows: In order for hotadd mode to occur, the proxy server must be running on the same ESXi host that the VM is running on. After researching further, I found this document https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere-sdks-tools/8-0/virtual-disk-development-kit-programming-guide/virtual-disk-interfaces/virtual-disk-transport-methods/hotadd-transport.html that, in my interpretation, says the same thing. I would like to know if anyone has anything to contribute and clarify this question. My question is, if the proxy server is running on a host different from the host where the guest VM is running, will hotadd occur? As far as I know, hotadd occurs as long as the proxy and the guest VM have access to the shared storage.

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Jon BeggsNew Here
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Sudden COM Class Failures Overnight.

Hello, As of this morning one of my Veeam consoles is having jobs with Guest Processing enabled fail. Veeam Version 12.3.1.1139 Failed Connecting to guest OS via RPC Error: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {Removed} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)). Steps I’ve tried: Rebooted server with Veeam Console installed. Rebooted source VM whose replication & backup jobs have guest processing enabled. Confirmed that the credentials in use are still accurate by signing directly into the VM using them. Verified neither Veeam console nor VM being backed up had Windows updates installed last night or this morning. Tested guest processing using a different domain admin account to rule out profile corruption. Ping from Veeam device to VM works with no dropped packets. Verified it was possible to browse from the Veeam console server to the VMs Admin$ share with the original domain admin

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maurilio arrigoniComes here often
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Baremetal restore problem

I have a problem with a baremetal restore with veaam freeware. Destination is a M2 hard disk. After complete restore and a reboot.. blue screen with this message: “Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.Wie will restart for you. Stop code: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE. I have done a fresh installation of windows 11 (and kubuntu) without any problem so i think that my new M2 do not have hardware problem. A restore on a sata drive it’s OK (no problem) The dimension of the original drive and M2 is the same (256 giga). So how can i restore my drive? It is possible? Thank you….

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AndrePulia
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BackupBytesTimComes here often
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What do you think is great about Veeam?

I’ve been a long-time critic of Veeam’s lack of functionality and overall clunkiness compared to other software, mainly Acronis, but I am always looking for what situations any product might be best suited for, so I’m curious what everyone’s favorite things about Veeam are, especially if you migrated an environment to using Veeam from any other product, what product was it and what made Veeam the better choice?

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makacmar
CMF
CMFComes here often
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Offtopic | Getting in the mood for VeeamON 2025 San Diego

Hi Community, In anticipation of #VeeamON2025, ​@Dynamic , ​@lukas.k, and I recorded a video where we share the story of how we met, our friendship,beer, our passion for #Veeam, and all the exciting developments in the IT-Universe and our lives since we first met at #VeeamON2024. We are excited to continue our journey and hope to meet as many of you as possible in person in San Diego this year.

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Dynamic
Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
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Power Automate, Linux Hardened Repository, PowerShell and Performance TestsVeeam Community Recap #209

El Rickatron is in California (early record time!) and ​@Madi.Cristil is at her home base. We have a great lineup of Featured Content, Special Department News and Who’s New straight from ​@safiya. Watch this week’s episode here: Featured Content via ​@Tommy O'Shea via ​@SSimpson via ​@Chris.Childerhose Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Mateus Wolff This week’s featured post is from ​@wolff.mateus Performing Performance Testing on Backup Linux Repositories - Think IT → Note you can translate it to English in the browser. Special Department News via ​@Madi.Cristil → Congratulations ​@Dynamic VUG Canada - Ottawa via ​@dips ​@Tobias Gregorius and ​@lukas.k VUG Spain - Barcelona via ​@Mohamed Ali and ​@jigar.thakker via ​@Rin ​@StevenGDV ​@vmJoe and ​@Madi.Cristil → Upcoming Veeam 100 Show → You don’t want to miss this one! (3) Fortify Your Data: How Veeam Vault Protects Against Ransomware & Disasters | LinkedIn World Backup Day was Monday - We launched a sleepcast... Just when I think I’ve seen it

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Jean.peres
CarySun
CarySunVeeam Vanguard
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How to use QNAP as object storage for Veeam Backup and Replication 12.1 with Immutability Backup

QNAP QuObjects application is free and certificated for objects with immutability, which means you can use it as object storage within Veeam for a backup repository that supports their immutability feature. QNAT QuObjects Requirements: 1.Log on to the NAS as an administrator. 2.Select App Center. 3.Click the Search icon on the App Center page. 4.Enter QuObjects and select the QuObjects and click Install. 5.Click Open after Installation is completed. 6.Ensure turn on Server Connection on the QuObjects S3 Compatible Object Service page and select User Management. 7.Click Add User on the User Management page. 8.Select a user on the Add an Authorized User page and click Add. 9.Click the Add key icon on the User Management page. 10.Ensure QuObjects creates an access key for the user and select Storage Space. 11.Click Create on the Storage Space page. 12.Enter the storage space name in the Folder Name field on the Create Storage Space page, select the user and click Create. 13.Select the new

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Pybarra
PybarraInfluencer
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NetApp ASA.R2 models will not be supported by Veeam

NetApp has released new All SAN Array models AKA ASA.R2 (ASA A1K, ASA A70, and ASA A90). These models will only support REST API. Veeam supports ONTAP integration only with ZAPI (ONTAPI). NetApp continues to support ZAPI and has no official EOA for it yet see NetApp doc below. I extracted a piece of this doc that says there is no firm date for EOA. CPC-00410 - Deferral of ONTAPI (ZAPI) End-of-Availability Announcement This correspondence is an update to our previous announcement from February 2023, which stated the end of availability (EOA) of ONTAPI (ZAPI) in January 2024. Upon reassessment and recognizing our customers' continued reliance on ONTAPI, we have decided to prolong offering ONTAPI. Consequently, the EOA for ONTAPI is now deferred until further communication. Note: Veeam also only qualifies GA versions of ONTAP. Once the GA version is available, it will show up on our Veeam documentation site link below😀. Veeam NetApp ONTAP Support Thanks, Pete

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SSimpson
SSimpsonComes here often
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Veeam Backup & Replication Version 12.3.1.1139 – March 2025 Release Overview

Veeam Backup & Replication Version 12.3.1.1139 – March 2025 Release Overview Veeam Backup & Replication version 12.3.1.1139 was released on March 19, 2025. This update includes important security patches, new features, and enhancements. In this post, we'll cover the main highlights, such as security updates, improved platform support, and added functionalities. Security Updates Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.1.1139 includes critical security patches addressing important vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-23120 (Critical - CVSS 9.9): This vulnerability allows authenticated domain users to execute remote code, making it a serious concern for domain-joined backup servers. It’s worth noting that this vulnerability only affects domain-joined backup servers, which goes against the Security & Compliance Best Practices. It's crucial for users to apply this update as soon as possible. New Features and Enhancements This release introduces several new features and enhancements across various platforms an

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alan.thompsonComes here often
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Wasabi performance vs VCC

Good afternoon, just thought I’d ask the question alongside speaking with our FW MSP and Veeam themselves… I’m trailing Wasabi right now. So far, a backup copy job running for a couple of my smaller VMs is not even completing, and the speed is showing a 6MB/s doing its initial seed. I have a 1Gbps leased line and the VCC jobs for the same VM’s run at around 110MB/s. I very much doubt this is the difference between great value cloud object storage and a VCC partners inhouse infrastructure, but I suppose I need to ask now before I waste more time on this… Any insights? There is nothing on the Veeam server throttling this, the FW MSP has been asked and has said all wasabi endpoints are not subject to inspection so I am starting to wonder. TIA!

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MarkBoothman
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VasifBabazadaNew Here
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Zabbix agent unreachable during veeam backup time

I have a physical Zabbix server, which I’ve added to a Veeam Protection Group in order to back it up. I'm backing it up using the "Linux Agent" backup type. Recently, during the backup process, the Zabbix agent on that server becomes unreachable. While the backup job is running, I receive continuous Telegram alerts indicating that all hosts in the infrastructure are unreachable. However, there are no actual issues in the environment — everything is functioning normally. When I check the Zabbix server itself during the backup, the zabbix_agentd service appears to be active (running). Once the backup job finishes, the agent becomes reachable again and everything returns to normal. I’ve been unable to find a solution to this issue anywhere. I would really appreciate any help or guidance on how to resolve this problem. Thank you in advance!

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Chris.Childerhose
GoldenTree
GoldenTreeComes here often
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Failover scenario

Our current VM farm is backed to a local Linux Immutable Repo and then BCJ to another Linux Immutable Repo in DR site. Both site are L2 connected with metro cluster formed on storage level. VBR server is installed on VM farm. What if: the production site is down, my VBR server is rebooted on DR site; while my primary backup repo and production VM farm is gone. During this period, I will leverage of resources on DR site and backup is still required before failback to production. I have to stop all existing backup policy and create new backup policy because backup path is changed? The initial backup during that moment will be incremental or full? (wondering because all backup file are there, but there are no LUN level replication before) Will the map backup function can help?

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NikksInfluencer
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delete restore point

We need to have the earliest restore points, how can I safely delete the old restore points so that we can retain the last x restore points? Where can I have the old restore points automatically deleted? For backup job For Replication job

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Rick Vanover
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SiteLillyNew Here
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Challenges with Initial Setup of Veeam Data Platform – Need Some Guidance

Hi everyone, I’m currently in the process of setting up the Veeam Data Platform for the first time, and while the installation seemed to go smoothly at first, I’ve started running into some challenges during the configuration stage. I’m finding myself a little stuck when it comes to integrating Veeam with some of my existing backup solutions. I’m unsure if there’s a best practice or recommended approach for ensuring everything works seamlessly together. Additionally, as I work through the setup, I feel like I might be overlooking some important configuration settings that could be crucial for optimizing the platform’s performance. Are there any key steps or specific settings that I should pay closer attention to during the configuration process? Lastly, I’m curious if anyone here has faced similar challenges during their first deployment of the platform. What are some of the common issues that new users tend to run into, and how did you go about troubleshooting them? Thanks in advance!

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